six Dove Awards, the Gracie Allen Award, a NAPPA Gold children's award, and been written about in the following periodicals (People Magazine, PowerSource, MusicRow Country Weekly, Ladies Home Journal, US Magazine, CMA Magazine). Ivey has been #1 on Billboard charts 17 times with a variety of products. The musical styles he has produced and created music in are Pop, R&B, Country, Classical, Bluegrass, Black Gospel, Southern Gospel, Christian Pop/Rock, Children's, Folk, Celtic, Spanish, and Jazz. Ivey began as a performing artist singing and playing over 1000 concerts around the world from US to Asia. The performances were under the names of Steve Ivey, Steve Ivey and The League and Stevens Lane. Ivey also created Vine and Branch Booking Agency and The Artist Workshop of which he sold both of those businesses. Ivey began developing a music distribution business in 2000 which has grown currently to include over 20,000 global retail stores. In 2004 he also began building a proprietary digital distribution internet retail platform which is called IMI Webshops. This digital distribution platform has grown to include many successful digital retailers and products such as, The Weather Channel, Dollar General, MARS, Pedigree, Jewelry Television, Stetson, Scott Towels, and many more. In addition to the recording and multiple music business IMI continues to operate, Ivey began Simon Solar LLC in 2011, and has created the largest solar power plant in the eastern United States. Simon Solar continues to develop and create new solar power opportunities and projects. Ivey currently resides with his wife and two children in Brentwood, Tennessee. References External links Company website Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American audio engineers American male songwriters Record producers from Tennessee Songwriters from Tennessee Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee